§ 3286. — Extension of statute of limitation for certain terrorism offenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC3286]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 213--LIMITATIONS
Sec. 3286. Extension of statute of limitation for certain
terrorism offenses
(a) Eight-Year Limitation.--Notwithstanding section 3282, no person
shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any noncapital offense
involving a violation of any provision listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B),
or a violation of section 112, 351(e), 1361, or 1751(e) of this title,
or section 46504, 46505, or 46506 of title 49, unless the indictment is
found or the information is instituted within 8 years after the offense
was committed. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, offenses listed
in section 3295 are subject to the statute of limitations set forth in
that section.
(b) No Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other law, an indictment may
be found or an information instituted at any time without limitation for
any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B), if the commission of such
offense resulted in, or created a forseeable risk of, death or serious
bodily injury to another person.
(Added Pub. L. 103-322, title XII, Sec. 120001(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 104-132, title VII, Sec. 702(c), Apr. 24,
1996, 110 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 601(b)(1), Oct.
11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 809(a), Oct.
26, 2001, 115 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV,
Sec. 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1808.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3286, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 828,
related to seduction on vessel of United States, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 101-647, title XII, Sec. 1207(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 repealed Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 601(b)(1). See
1996 Amendment note below.
2001--Pub. L. 107-56 reenacted section catchline without change and
amended text generally. Text read as follows: ``Notwithstanding section
3282, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any non-
capital offense involving a violation of section 32 (aircraft
destruction), section 37 (airport violence), section 112 (assaults upon
diplomats), section 351 (crimes against Congressmen or Cabinet
officers), section 1116 (crimes against diplomats), section 1203
(hostage taking), section 1361 (willful injury to government property),
section 1751 (crimes against the President), section 2280 (maritime
violence), section 2281 (maritime platform violence), section 2332
(terrorist acts abroad against United States nationals), section 2332a
(use of weapons of mass destruction), 2332b (acts of terrorism
transcending national boundaries), or section 2340A (torture) of this
title or section 46502, 46504, 46505, or 46506 of title 49, unless the
indictment is found or the information is instituted within 8 years
after the offense was committed.''
1996--Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 702(c)(2)-(4), substituted ``2332'' for
``2331'', ``2332a'' for ``2339'', and ``37'' for ``36''. Pub. L. 104-
294, Sec. 601(b)(1), which amended section identically, was repealed by
Pub. L. 107-273.
Pub. L. 104-132, Sec. 702(c)(1), (5), inserted ``2332b (acts of
terrorism transcending national boundaries),'' after ``(use of weapons
of mass destruction),'', and substituted ``any non-capital offense'' for
``any offense''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002,
116 Stat. 1808, provided that the amendment made by section 4002(c)(1)
is effective Oct. 11, 1996.
Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-56, title VIII, Sec. 809(b), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat.
380, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending this
section] shall apply to the prosecution of any offense committed before,
on, or after the date of the enactment of this section [Oct. 26,
2001].''
Effective Date
Section 120001(b) of Pub. L. 103-322 provided that: ``The amendment
made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall not apply to any
offense committed more than 5 years prior to the date of enactment of
this Act [Sept. 13, 1994].''
